"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.

As one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden has granted pardons to several people who have faced threats of prosecution from Biden's political opponents. The post ‘The lifeblood of our democracy’: Biden issues last-minute pardons to Fauci,

President Biden said the pardons are not an "acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing" but rather protect individuals from "unjustified and politically motivated prosectutions."

Joe Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons for several high-profile figures whom Donald Trump has publicly spoken out against ahead of his Inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

Hours before the 47th president takes the oath, some of his highest-profile foes get pre-emptive protection from prosecution.

The statement stressed that the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense.

After the pardons were announced, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — both Republicans — posted to X claiming that issuing pardons to Fauci, Milley and others implied they were guilty of a crime, as did other right-leaning accounts on the platform.

After four years out of office, he vows to quickly undo many of the policies of his departing predecessor, Joe Biden.

Former President Joe Biden continued using the final moments of his term to grant clemency and pardons. In the closing hours of his presidency, Biden issued pardons to several individuals who have been identified as potential targets of President Donald Trump and Republicans.

President Donald Trump faces an arduous task delivering on his Inauguration Day promise of a "Golden Age of America" in the face of a closely split Congress, inevitable lawsuits and recalcitrant world leaders.